Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1887-11-16


The cost of changing the Town Hall
to an Opera House, erecting tower on
the same, stage scenery, piano, seats, &c,
will amount to about $4,000.
A. L. HUDSON commenced the cree
ton this morning, on his lot, opposite
the M. E. Parsonage, of dwelling for
Mrs. E. Riley, 1t will have double
front.
JOHN ?. COLLINS raised on his farm
in ThOroughfare Neck 112O bushels of
corn from 20 acres, 56 bushels per acre.
Thus far ]. P. stands ahead in the
Neck.
JOHN BAILEY, in West Smyrna, has
cabbage fertilized by A. Sisco's phos-
phate which weighs, stripped of leaves
and stalk, III pounds. 1t is on exhl-
bitiOn at the post Office.
A PROTRACTED meeting commenced
at Severson's church by Rev. E. E.
White over a week ago has been grow
ing in interest, with conversions at
nearly every meeting.
WANAMAKER & Browns new adj
Column we'll
worth reading. The reliable old firm
has men, youths and boys clothing
that is first-class in style and quality.
i. A. COTTON is still selling all kinds
of Dry Goods and Notions at cost
prices. You should take advantage of
| these prices. as it will not be possible
to continue it much longer. Sold for
cash only. T
CHAs. SMITH, George NJ. Stevenson
and Chas. G. BOehmler have bought
the ice privilege of the Smyrna mill
pond for the present season, paying
more money for it than has ever been
paid before.
A CORRESPONDENT sends us the fol-
lowing: W. S. Hardeastle on the
McDanield farm near Morton raised
1890 bushels of corn on 81 acres, nearly
As bushels per acre. His whole crop is
| 2790 bushels.
READ John B. COOper's new adver-
tisement and you will be astonished at
the things that can be had at his store
that many persons do not know can be
found in town, Some of these things
he is selling below cost.
The new school house being erected
on the district cut out of No. G.. be-
tween that and Bombay Hook, the
place selected, at the intersection of the
roads on the Robinson farm, will be
completed by Thanksgiving Day.
THE basement of the Bethel A. M.
r. church was not finished complete
when the church was remodeled. the
painting, &C., not being done until
this month, Last Sunday being the
first meeting of the Sunday school after
receiving its new dress, $500 was
raised, more than half enough to cover
the cost.
The amount of insurance of William
Denney on the loss of his farm build
ings, &c, in Raymond's Neck was
nearly $1,000. He had 10 insurance
on the straw and hay which amounted
to several hundred dollars. E, E..
Clements, the tenants loss, was cover
ed by insurance, less that bv the
breakage of furniture.
THE work of re-embanking Collins
Beach which has been going on for the
past two years and noted from time to
time IN the TIMES, is finally completed
and has been accepted by the Lew
Court which pays $4,000 on the part of
county, the consideration for their part
OF the work being public road to the
river. The object of the company
which purchased the oVerhown tract
OF some 1000 acres W2s to reclaim it for
rich pasture lands.
The Teachers Institute. for Kent
county, will most probably be held in
Smyrna, the middle of December.
Superintendent Handy has engaged
Wallace Bruce for one of the evening
lectures, and Hon. w, q. p. Brecken-
ridge, member of Congress from Ken
lucky, for another evening, He has
also engaged for day instructors the
eminent services of ThOs. M. Ballient. of
Reading, Pa, and Henry Houck. Dent.
Superintendent of Public Schools in
Pennsylvania.
IT looks as If there ought to be a
change in the down. in-the-mouth habit
Oftalk that has prevailed among farmers
lately. Corn is looking up, and corn
was always king" on this Peninsula
until the peach aspired to the throne
but corn is proving its right of ROYALTY
The crop has been heavy, every farm
er has it, and what is more, it has ad-
vanced several cents bushel already
beyond what was thought would be
the market price, with the prospect for
a further rise. 1t is time to let some
sunshine into business.
ALEX. MILNE, landscape and CON-
mercial photographer, of Wilmington.
was in town yesterday taking business
places, the occupants being requested
to stand in the foreground. He will
follow later in the same route to sell
the pictures-three for $1.OO. The
photographer in going into a place to
get them to come out and have their
pictures took" stirred ND a hornets
nest. He didn't get head put on him u
which was unfortunately the lot of
one of the inmates, but got out, Ieav-
ing the hive in an uproar.
The following is the time-card of the
Steamer 1ygert for the month of De-
cemberg